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Money in politics

Lobbying

18,018 companies · $6.8B · 606 also fund a PAC

Companies don’t just donate — they hire lobbyists to push (or block) legislation. Federal law makes them disclose it. This ranks the companies and groups that spent the most lobbying Washington in 2025, drawn from Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

Spend is the company’s total for the year across everything they lobbied on (the law doesn’t break it down per bill). The ◆ PAC column shows what the same company’s political action committee gives to candidates — the ones doing both, spending to shape laws and funding the people who write them, are worth a closer look.

#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend
2011Umo & National Association Of Ukrainian Defense Industries (Naudi) $520K
2012Center For Biological Diversity
AZ
$519K
2013Avangrid
DC
$30K$515K
2014National Industries For The Blind
VA
$515K
2015American Dental Education Association
DC
$513K
2016Biotechnology Innovation Organization (Bio)
DC
$513K
2017Federation Of Korean Industries $513K
2018Associated General Contractors Of America
VA
$91K$510K
2019Acuity
VA
$510K
2020All Points
FL
$510K
2021Altamed Health
CA
$510K
2022Animal Legal Defense Fund
CA
$510K
2023Black & Veatch
KS
$510K
2024Caresource Mission
OH
$510K
2025Darden Restaurants
FL
$510K
2026Gamechange Solar
CT
$510K
2027Gobrands
PA
$510K
2028Greater Cleveland Partnership
OH
$510K
2029Greystar Management
SC
$510K
2030Hayel Saeed Anam Group Of Companies $510K
2031Hsbc Technology & Services (Usa)
IL
$510K
2032Hudson Technologies
NJ
$510K
2033Int'l. Association Of Bridge Structural Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers
DC
$100K$510K
2034Interactive Advertising Bureau
NY
$510K
2035Matson Navigation
DC
$510K
2036National Foreign Trade Council
DC
$510K
2037National Kidney Foundation
NY
$510K
2038Norfolk Southern
GA
$510K
2039Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency And Financial Advisory Authority $510K
2040Qualcomm
CA
$15K$510K
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